President Obama on Monday reiterated that efforts to degrade and ultimately destroy the ISIS terrorist organization will take time and require much resiliency. “We will ultimately prevail.” However, “This will not be quick. This is a long-term campaign,” he told...
Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray assumed command of 3rd Air Force, replacing Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, during a ceremony at Ramstein AB, Germany, according to a base release. Third Air Force, a component of US Air Forces in Europe, supports US...
Two B-52s from Barksdale AFB, LA., completed a 44-hour, nonstop mission to Australia and back, according to a US Strategic Command release. “These flights are one of the many ways the United States demonstrates its commitment to a stable and...
NATO activated its Air Command and Control System after Italy declared its ACCS site in Poggio Renatico operational, according to an Alliance release. NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment Patrick Auroy called the activation a “major step forward” and...
The Air Force’s prototype AC-130J Ghostrider gunship is grounded, pending investigation of an in-flight incident that occurred during a test sortie from Eglin AFB, Fla., earlier this year, according to Air Force Materiel Command. The aircraft “returned to base and...
A pair of RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft touched down at Misawa AB, Japan, and two more are expected later this week as part of the high-altitude RPAs’ second deployment to the base, announced base officials. The July 2...
The Air Force will activate the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah, as part of the base’s transition from F-16 to F-35A operations, according to a base release. The unit, known as the Rude Rams, stood down in summer...
Demolition has begun on about a dozen homes, some dilapidated and abandoned?, in an area near Robins AFB, Ga., to resolve an encroachment issue, reported The Telegraph of Macon. The state bought the land on which these homes are located...